Patient holder



y 193; L. B. TRIPLETT 1,860,874-

PATIENT HOLDER Filed Oct. 21, 1930 Fatented May 31, 1932 .LOUISB. RrP'L-ETT, 0F PASADENA, CALIFORNIA PATIENT HOLDER Application filed October 21; 1930. Serial 'No'. 430,148,

' My invention relates to meansfor holding the lower portion'of thetorso of a person while suchperson is seated on a seat memher in such a manner thatthe hips and the body and muscular structure a proximate thereto will be substantially immovably held duringmovement of the body above the hips. Although the invention is: of utility n manyinstances where it is desired to hold the hip portion of a persons body 1n substan tially immovable position, suchas for the purpose of enabling the person so held or secured to exercise the various muscles of the body above the hips, Ifind' that the invention has its most extensive utility in conjunction with the practice of Osteopathy, chiropractic, and mechanotherapy, in which various 3 11- ments, deformations, lesions, etc. are treated by manipulation or operation of selected muscles and parts of the human body. I- have found that it is extremely diliicult to operate or manipulate the, Inusclesconnecting thehips with the upper'portion of the body, and further, itis almost impossible for the operator to place tension in these muscles in a desired manner, owing to the fact that when a lift is exerted on one side of the body, the patient will rock on the glutei maximus and the posterior femorals,

It is an object of the invention to provlde a simple means for use on the human body when the body is received in seated position on a seat member and which will firmly hold the hip structure and the pelvis against rotation. Thedevice is of such character that the glutei maximus are held firmly in engagement with the seat member, thereby en abling the torso above the hip structure to be placed in tension by application of forces by the operator, to be swungor curved sidewardly so as to relatively stretch and contract the muscles, and to be moved in a circumductory or other manner to accomplish a'desired treatment thereof.

- It is an object of the invention to provide means for use in conjunctionwith a. seat memher which will extend upwardly'tothe front and rear of the greater trochante'rs and thenacross the thighs immediatelyiadj acenttothe point of juncture of the -thighs 17. the hip structure. a Y

a It is an'objectof the invention to provide in a simple device. of this charactera seat member; a stra-pextending from points on the seatmember adjacent to the thighsup wardly and over the thighs whereby to hold the posterior femorals firmly down against,

the seat member,.and complementary jrnem bers secured to the seat member adj acent to the hips but situated rearwardly of the great-1 er trochanters, and extending upwardly and forwardly above the areas ,of'the greater trochanters, and. thence over the thighs;

whereby to firmly secure the trochante-rs in substantially immovable'po sition and to hold the glutei maximus against the seat member:

' Afurtherobject oftheinvention is to provide a device of thischaracter which may be] readily Further objects and advantages of the invention will be made 'evidenthe reinafter,

. Referring to the drawings, which are for illustrative purposes only: i H [Fig.l is a preferred form of my invention in useona standard form of treating table. 2 is .a'perspective view showing the anchor bar and strap construction employed in the" preferred form of my inventioni Fig." 3 is .anenlarged vertical cross-section represented by the line,33' of Fig. 2. f Fig.4 is a perspective view showinga-forrn}; of'my invention embodied in a seat; structure; Fig.5 is a perspectve view of an auxiliary tice of myinvention.. :In' Fig. l l'show a patient lO seat'edon a" treating table '11 which will be hereinafter referred'to as a se'at member Vfor'the reason that when so used'the patient is seatedltheref on. On each side ofthe-hips 12and limbs attache'd to any seat or 'table struc- 13 of the patients body, anchor means 14m j placed across the top offthe tableor seatmember 11, these anchor means] including.

metal bars 14a having attachment members 15 and 16' secured thereto. and having openings 17 adaptedlto be engaged by devices 20 secured onthe endscof strap membersfll and 22E 1 The attachment 'Inembers IISY and st back support which may be used in the' prac i brackets 23 adapted to extend over the bars 16'1nay' be conveniently made from U-shaped constituting the anchor means and having openings in the laterally bent ends '24 and 25 through which a vertical bar 26 may be extended.

This vertical bar 26 has a later ally extended portion 27 on its lower end and the upper portion thereof is provided .with threads 28 to receive a lowernut 30 .tive'to the bar ltamay be varied to suit the" or seat member 11.

and'an upper wing nut 31. of the nut 30 on the bar 26 the POSltlOllyOf the;

By adjustment hook or laterally extending portion 27 relathickness of'the seat member 11 to which the anchor means is to be secured."

-As shown in-Fig. 1, the attachment'member l5 'is hooked overthe back of the table .or

seat member 11- and theattachment member 16 is moved on-thelfront end of thebar 14a so as to engage the front'edgeofthe table The anchor means are placed cl ose to the hips,-12 and limbs 13, and'the' strap member 21,,which is made in two portions 32 and 33 connectedtogether by a buckleli'il, is extended from one anchor means tothe other across the limbs at thelpoint where the limbs join the hip structure. The end parts35 of the strap member 2l extend vertically upwardly from the anchor means 14 on. the sides of the femurs in position. slightly forward'of the greater tr'ochante'rs, the position of which.

greater trochanters' I: have crudely indicated) Fig-1 by meansoffa dotted circle Each ,ofthe'strap members 22IeXtends rection adjacent to and above the area 38 of the greater trochanter, and then. inwardly over the upper endof a femur to apoint 3.9

of engagement with the central portionzof the" strap member. 21, With thebody ,ofthe patient 10 in seated position, as shown in,

Fig. 1', ashorteningor tightening of the strap meinber 21 by use of the interconnecting buckleRS l will cause the strap members 2 1 v and 22'to. be constricted upon the adj acent body portions of the patient in amanner to holdfthe' glutei maXimus firmly against the V seat member 11, to substantially immovably holdthegreater trochanters, and to conse- 'quen'tly prevent vertical, rotation of the pelvis. I I

Q'When the patientfis held. in this manner the various'm uscles.of the hips, the lumbar region, stomach, sides,,and back may be operatedor manipulated. The torso above the hips.may,berotated, maybe arched orcurved forwardly, .sidewardly, or rearwardly, or

may .be' circu mducted in order to attain thedesiredtreatment in a manner not possible wheresthe patien't is merely seated on a table or lchair,..lfor it. will. be readily seen'that forces applied to the body to bend orswing V the same will be responded toby rocking of r the glutei 'maximus and the posterior femorals on the surface of the'table, as there are no means present to hold: these parts firmly against the table while the upper portion of the torso is being operated or manipu-f lated.

.. It will be noted that a plurality of holes 17 areprovided in thebars 14a; so that the positionof the straptmembers 21 and 22 may be changed either forward or rearward to suit conditions ofoperation. I

It is to be further noted that the patient I holder isof such" simple character that it may bereadily installed and quickly removed from a treating table or other seat member. It is of simple andeconom cal construction, yet, is fully eilective for. the purpose for which itis intended.

seat. member 40 having legs 41 whichmay, be securedto the floor. by meansof clips 42' j In conjunction with. the upper portion of theseat'mcmber 40 I provide means fo'r securing.

the strap members 21 and22 in position to properly engage a person at occupying; a

' seated position on the SeatImeniber 40..- As

a-means for securingthe-strap.members 21.

and 22 to the seat member 40 Ishow eyelets 45projecting above the top of the seat member along lines situated on each side of the hips and limbs of the person 44. I. prefer. .to

place the-eyelets 4:5 ,on-the top "offthe seat of as this permits the use of a single size of seat member to be used by persons of diflerentwidth across thehips and thighs, for the lateral spacing of theeyelets 'onthe top of;

saidseat member 4.0 is determined in=accord-- ance with the structure ot-the persona by.

whom the device is to be used.-

This form of the-invention 1s] especially suitable for exercising 1n. which themovement ofthe torso is accomplls'hed musculara 1y by the person seated on the seat member '40 instead of external-application of force by'an operator to accomplish the desired movementcf thejtorso. Th'eperson 44 may swing theltorso sidewardly, forwardly, or

I member 40 rather than along the sides there-V rearwardly without movement ofthe hip structure, thereby accomplishing a beneficial elongation and contraction ofthe muscles which extend upwardlyjfrom the hip struc ture and throu h the torso.-

In Fig. 5 I show the auxiliary member 50" i which consists of a'strap 5'15 adapted to en-. I c rcle the lower portion of thetorso so -as;

to lie over the sacrum, and havinga depend ing strap 52 adapted to pass; downwardly be tween thegroins and having ahookj or ring 53 for attachment to the forward edge'of thetable 40. A ring .56 isplaced at the front of In Fig. 4; I show an alternative form of g my invention, in wh ch. the patient holder s permanently incorporated. in a support or the strap 51, and the central part of the meniber 21 is passed therethrough. The encircling strap is equipped with adjustment means in the form of a buckle 54, and the depending strap 52 has adjustment means in the form of a buckle 55. This auxiliary member 50 is of especial utility where the invention is employed as an exerciser and may be employed in the treating of a patient, although in most treatments its use is not necessary.

I claim as my invention:

1. A device of the character described for holding the lower portion of the human body during operation of the upper portion of the body while the body is received in seated position on a seat member, including: a pair of anchor means in the form of bars adapted to be secured across the top of the seat member on each side of the limbs and hips of the body seated on said seat member; and a mem ber extending from said'anchor means and over the upper ends of the femurs.

2. A device of the character described for holding the lower portion of the human body during operation of the upper portion of the body while the body is receivedin seated position on a seat member, including: a pair of anchor means in the form of bars adapted to be secured across the top of the seat memher on each side of the limbs and hips of the body seated on said seat member; and strap members extending from said anchor means and over the upper ends of the femurs.

3. A device of the character described for holding the lower portion of the human body during operation of the upper portion of the body while the body is received in seated position on a seat member, including: a pair of anchor means in the form of bars adapted to be secured across the top of the seat member on each side of the limbs and hips of they body seated on said seat member; and strap members adjustably secured to said anchor means and extending from said anchor means across the areas proximate the greater trochanters and over the upper ends of the femurs. y

4:. A device of the character described for holding the lower portion of the human body during operation of the upper portion of the body while the body is received in seated position on a seat member, including: a pair of anchor means in the form of bars adapted to be secured across the top of the seat member on each side of the limbs and hips of the body seated on said seat member; a strap means extending from one of said bars to the other vertically adjacent to the upper ends of the femurs but forwardly of the greater trochanters and horizontally across the femurs;

and otherstrap means extending from points on said bars'to the rear of said greater tro chanters, upwardly and forwardly across the hips to points of j oinder with central the first of said strapv means.

-5. A device of the character described for holding the lower portion ofthe human body parts of during operation of the upper portion of.

the bodywhile the body is received in seated position on a seat member, including: a

pair of anchor means adapted to be secured across the top of said seat member on each side of the limbs and hips of the body seated onsaid seatrmember and a member extend- 111g from sa d anchor means and overthe upper. ends of thefemurs. I

6. Adevice of the character described for holding the lower portion of the human body during operation of theupper portion of the body While the body is received in seated position on a. seat member, including: a pair of anchor means adapted tobe'secured across the top of the seat member on each side of the limbs and hips of the body seated onsaid seat member; and strap members extending from said anchor means'and over-the upper ends of the-femurs. g

7. A device of the character described for holding the lower portion of the human body during operation of the upper portion of the body while the body is received in seated position on a seat member, including: a pair of anchor means adapted to be secured across the limbs and hips of the body seated on said seat member; and strap members adjustably secured to said anchor means and extending from said anchor means across the areas proximate the greater trochanters and over the upper ends of the femurs.

8. A device of the character described for holding the lower portion of the human body during operation of the upper portion of the body while the body is received in seated position on aseat member, including: a pair of anchor means adapted to be secured across the top of the seat member on each side of the 79 5 the top of the seat member on each side of 9. A device of the character described for holding the lower portion of the human body during operation of the upper portion of the body while the body is received in seated position on a seat member, including: anchor means extending across and secured to the top of said seat member on each side of the limbs and hips of thebody seated on said seat member; strap means extending from one part of said anchor means to the other wertically zadjaceht the upper ends *of "the femurs but forwardly of "the :greater trocohanterszan'd horizontally across the femurs; wand cooperating-strap means' exten'ding'from points ion said. anchor means. to the rear "of said reater. trochanters,eupwardly and for- -ward y iacross-the hips to points ofijoi'nder withceentral parts of 'the'sfirst of said strap 'JHeB/IIS.

10. A'device of the character; deseribed'for Y holding athevlower portion of the humanbody during operationwof the upperrportion ofgthe body While the bodyris received in seatedposition o-n a seat"member, including: anchor i means'adjustablysecured to' the top ofsaid "seat-member on each. side of'the limbs and :hips ofthe body seated on said SGZLtIIIlQHlbBI. wand.=a.rmember-extendingfrom one part of :sai d anchor'means to the other and over the r 2 "upper ends. of the :fem-urs.

testimony whereof, 1-1 have hereunto set myi'lm-nd-rat' Los Angeles; California, this 17th day of-fictober, 1930.

t I LOUIS tB. .TRIPLETT. 

